Lincoln, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Reaching high into the sky from the top of a steep hill, the triple towers of the mighty cathedral of LINCOLN are visible for miles across the flatlands. This conspicuous spot was first fortified by the Celts, who called their settlement Lindon, "hillfort by the lake", a reference to the pools formed by the River Witham in the marshy ground below. In 47 AD the Romans occupied Lindon and built a fortified town which subsequently became, as Lindum Colonia, one of the four regional capitals of Roman Britain. Today, only fragments of the Roman city survive, mostly pieces of the third-century town wall, and … more »